Monday, June 20, 2011

On my final days of raiding house at my grandmother's I found this photo of my aunt Farzi when she was merely 20 years old. She looked so beautiful I couldn't help but attempt (key word being attempt) to capture it in a watercolour.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

I've spent the past month in my dad's childhood home in Tehran so it's pretty nostalgic to spend Father's day here without him. While searching through our old boxes I found this portrait I had drawn of my parents circa 1986. My dad doesn't look a day older :)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

I recently visited Isfahan, the mecca of Persian miniature painting. While in years past I've marveled at the detail which goes into each piece, on this visit I found myself staring at large sloppy brush strokes which hardly deserved the title 'miniature'. I did however find a few gems, one of which I purchased. A small jewelery box measuring no more than 4" in length.

While I'm saddened to see an art form which dates back to pre 13th century Iran slowly disappearing, I'm happy to see a few crafts men and artists like Farah Oussoli carrying on this beautiful tradition.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Two weeks ago I payed a visit to Jomeh Bazaar in Tehran, where I saw these two beauties. I couldn't erase them from my memory, so I returned this Friday and purchased them. Yup, two bearded uni-browed book-stoppers (not sure if this was their original purpose). I've since named them Beardo and Brow and they are so ugly and intriguing I can't stop looking at them. Now I need to figure out how I can get them to Australia with all their import restrictions.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Yesterday, my 85 year old grandmother gave me a picture of two dancing dervishes that she had clipped out of the newspaper. She asked me to paint the picture for her, but add a bit of colour because she found it to be a bit drab. The highlight though was seeing her chuckle about the dancer's fat chin when I gave her the watercolour today.

About Me

Hi My name is Yasmine and I'm a designer and illustrator currently on a working holiday in Asia and Australia. I am a big fan of food, travel, my cat Moosh, and .005 Micron Pens.
You can view more of my work at:
www.yasminemolavi.com